Besides reasonably interesting articles on touring bikes and which 'All year' gloves to buy, this month's RiDE magazine has a nice piece on a simple tour based in or near Annecy in the French Alps.
It would definitely suit bods who, due to pressures of work or home, didn't have a lot of time to spend away. It also has a suggestion of a bike transport company, if anyone wanted the understandable convenience of flying down and back, to avoid the maybe long'ish motorway flog to get there if time was limited. People could also think about renting a bike in the area, if that suited them too.
Want to ride all the way there and back but you're unsure of the 'best' way to go? Easy. Go to the RiDE website and download their many routes into that part of France, running from the Channel ports. You might have to do a little bit of adjustment to suit yourself but that's easy enough as RiDE will have done the hard work for you.
For just a couple of quid a month, I think RiDE is now the best all-round motorcycling magazine in the UK. It's lost its, 'Tell me how to ride a fifty quid bike all my life' image, changing itself into a readable magazine with some pretty good articles. OK, you might not want to ride a FireBlade or an R1 (you might not even fit on one) but there are plenty of blokes out there that don't want to ride an 1150 or 1200 GSA either, though it's a pretty safe bet that significant numbers of both sets of riders might well need help with a tour or just an idea on where to go here in the UK. There are for sure on this site alone, lots of bikermates who want help on which helmet or jacket to buy or even which tent might be best. Over the course of a year, RiDE will probably answer these questions and more. Give it a go as they have a special offer on, meaning you can buy two years' worth of magazines for the price of one... I'll leave you to do the exact maths on the monthly cost * but I'll give you one clue, it's half price.... it's peanuts in the great scheme of things to have it drop onto your mat or iPad each month.
Richard
* Come on, you work out your MPG to the fractions of a mile and penny starting from litres, so this is easy
It would definitely suit bods who, due to pressures of work or home, didn't have a lot of time to spend away. It also has a suggestion of a bike transport company, if anyone wanted the understandable convenience of flying down and back, to avoid the maybe long'ish motorway flog to get there if time was limited. People could also think about renting a bike in the area, if that suited them too.
Want to ride all the way there and back but you're unsure of the 'best' way to go? Easy. Go to the RiDE website and download their many routes into that part of France, running from the Channel ports. You might have to do a little bit of adjustment to suit yourself but that's easy enough as RiDE will have done the hard work for you.
For just a couple of quid a month, I think RiDE is now the best all-round motorcycling magazine in the UK. It's lost its, 'Tell me how to ride a fifty quid bike all my life' image, changing itself into a readable magazine with some pretty good articles. OK, you might not want to ride a FireBlade or an R1 (you might not even fit on one) but there are plenty of blokes out there that don't want to ride an 1150 or 1200 GSA either, though it's a pretty safe bet that significant numbers of both sets of riders might well need help with a tour or just an idea on where to go here in the UK. There are for sure on this site alone, lots of bikermates who want help on which helmet or jacket to buy or even which tent might be best. Over the course of a year, RiDE will probably answer these questions and more. Give it a go as they have a special offer on, meaning you can buy two years' worth of magazines for the price of one... I'll leave you to do the exact maths on the monthly cost * but I'll give you one clue, it's half price.... it's peanuts in the great scheme of things to have it drop onto your mat or iPad each month.
Richard
* Come on, you work out your MPG to the fractions of a mile and penny starting from litres, so this is easy